any comment from the obama administration? >> pam and victor, so far all is quiet here in washington. no comment coming from the white house and no comment from the state department on both countries' offer of asylum to edward snowden. the president is spenti inspend weekend at camp david, but it is likely a working vacation and he is likely following these latest developments. pam? victor? >> u.s. officials, they really can't be shocked by this, although there is, in name, new leadership in venezuela. venezuela has always been an adversary to the u.s., right? >> well, as fred mentioned here, you know, does this mean that he's scot-free? will he make his way to venezuela? this is what we can tell you. it's his best option at this point, but whether it's venezuela or nicaragua, it becomes -- that becomes snowden's safe haven, the united states has had a rocky, rocky relationship with both countries because both latin american countries of their relationship with iran. we know that either way you slice it, the united states will